What kind of knowledge have you gained from watching movies?

[rudder]

For me, I have learned quite a few handy things about life.

1) If you are going to kill your arch enemy... do it right away. Don't set up some elaborate torture device to do the job. They will escape and hunt you down. If you insist on the torture device... at least watch it work... the moment you step away it's all over.

2) If there is a homicidal maniac chasing you around your house... don't go into the damn basement.

3) If you are smart enough to not go into the basement, when you get outside and running from the homicidal maniac ditch the girl. She will twist her ankle or fall down.

4) If there is a dark hole in the wall, ground, floor, where ever... the thing that is after you is hiding there. Don't stare at it.

5) That little weasly looking guy in your group? He will screw you over. Either by locking a door behind him when something is chasing you or selling out to the authorities.

I tried to be original.. but this has probably been posted 10,000X. But it is Friday for me, no one is here, and I am bored.

Feel free to share what knowledge you have gained over the years whilst munching popcorn.

 

[FoBoT]

head shot to kill zombies
don't wear a red shirt when beaming down to a planet
don't wear a cape as part of your superhero costume

 

[Parasitic]

That Germans do not have a good ear for Italian.

 

[Rastus]

When someone you care about dies, you can always bring them back to life by saying, "You never gave up on anything before, and you aren't going to start now."

 

[rudder]

head shot to kill zombies
don't wear a red shirt when beaming down to a planet
don't wear a cape as part of your superhero costume

Why is it in every zombie movie the people are shocked when they shoot the zombie in the chest 5 times and he is still standing. Surely everyone has seen a zombie movie by now and knows you have to do a head shot.

 

[Ns1]

Pigs > Bones

 

[monkeh624]

That nuking it from orbit is the only way to be sure.

 

[DT4K]

Why is it in every zombie movie the people are shocked when they shoot the zombie in the chest 5 times and he is still standing. Surely everyone has seen a zombie movie by now and knows you have to do a head shot.

Apparently, there are no zombie movies in zombie movies.

I've learned that animals and toys can talk, but we can't hear them.

 

[AMCRambler]

Steven Segal taught me you can make a bomb out of a cup of gasoline with a brillo pad stuffed in it when you put it in the microwave.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I learned that you should store garbage files on a USB stick instead of a floppy, it's easier to conceal and it's faster to transfer.

 

[her209]

Jumping through a window is perfectly safe and results in no cuts or lacerations.
Getting shot in the stomach area is no big deal. It only slows you down.

 

[Kev]

If you are being chased by a psychotic killer, and you manage to disable that person somehow, you do not continue running and leave them for dead. You stay and finish them off, otherwise they will always regain consciousness and kill either you or your companion.

 

[Kev]

That Germans do not have a good ear for Italian.

Areeva-derchay

 

[dullard]

Steven Segal taught me you can make a bomb out of a cup of gasoline with a brillo pad stuffed in it when you put it in the microwave.

But remember, it only explodes when the timer clicks down to zero. That is the most fascinating thing about microwaves. They bathe the explosives in a protective shield so that they don't actually do any exploding until the instant the microwaves end. Thus, you can time your explosion to the exact second - without fail. You microwave it in on high for 10 seconds, 10 minutes, or 10 hours, it doesn't matter, it won't explode until the timer hits zero.

Also, if you somehow mistimed it, you can always switch to another scene (or if it is a TV movie, switch to a commerical). When you come back to this ticking time bomb, you will (1) be closer to it if you are disabling it or further if you are running from it and (2) will have additional seconds on the clock.

 

[PottedMeat]

don't lay out your evil plan when you're about to kill your enemy.

germans count to three with their thumb, index finger, and middle finger

hugo stiglitz will stab the shit out of your head even after he's shot your balls off

 

[KMc]

If you suspect a strange noise is being caused by someone hiding and waiting to kill you, do not let your guard down just because a cat jumps out or the wind is causing a branch to be tapping against a window.

 

[soulcougher73]

Chicks will always fall down when being chased by the bad guy.
Some guns have unlimited ammo.
In an doomsday apocolyptic movie the president is always black (hmm Obama and 2012?)

 

[rudder]

Alien space craft are susceptible to computer viruses written for the Mac.

 

[Jeffg010]

When psychotic killer is chasing you don't get into your car it won't start!

Everyone knows this!

 

[Farang]

You can protect yourself from large explosions by ripping your shirt off and diving headfirst, in slow motion if possible.

 

[AMCRambler]

Oh yeah, I forgot. Only the penitent man shall pass.

 

[Gibson486]

Hacking is easy and it involves cool special effects that result in suspense.

 

[coloumb]

Don't pick up and look inside an object if you don't know what it is [District 9] - give it to the person wearing the red shirt [Star Trek]
All girl g33ks are hot chicks who eventually fall for the nerdy guys [Hackers]
All women with huge fake tits love to give bj's and be treated like disposable whores.
All Asians know some form of self-defense that can kill you in one hit.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Throw away a gun when you get tired of it and change weapons, reloading is for girly-men.

Also throw away your last gun at some point when you think you're safe, so either:
a) it's melee combat time!
-or-
b) the bad guy you left for dead instead of finishing off, can pick it up and shoot you and/or your girlfriend. He will then gloat instead of finishing you off.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

I learned that guns have infinite ammo until you are about to face off against your arch nemesis, at which point the clip will magically run dry.

I also learned that if your name is Ensign So-and-So, that you should not volunteer to go on away missions with your captain.